Observation by Martin Mobberley: Suspect LBV in NGC 3362 discovered by Ro...

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Martin Mobberley

Observer

Martin Mobberley

Observed

2019 Mar 26 - 07:44

Uploaded

2019 Mar 26 - 09:58

Objects

NGC3362

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 10^h44^m
Dec: +06°35'
Position angle: -1°10'

Field size

0°20' × 0°16'

Title

Suspect LBV in NGC 3362 discovered by Ron Arbour

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An image of Ron Arbour's latest discovery (found on March 24). Looks like a supernova in NGC 3362, BUT, at the same position as SN 2010ct, discovered 9 years earlier by LOSS! So, it could be a rare Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) and not a supernova at all! Mag ~ 18. STOP PRESS....It now appears that an Italian group have claimed this as their new supernova discovery, despite the position being almost identical to that of SN 2010ct! All very strange!!

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